Three school children kicked a flamingo to death at a zoo in the Czech Republic.
The boys aged five, six and eight, threw rocks at a flock of American flamingos after climbing over a fence at the zoo. They then started kicking two birds, one of which died, the other received 'serious injuries'.
After the attack the children ran away to hide in some nearby woodland but were caught because of the bright yellow jumper one of the boys was wearing. They were then detained by police.
Martin Maláč, a spokesperson from the Jihlava Zoo where the incident took place, told the Daily Mail that the boys showed no remorse after the attack.
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Zoologist Jan Vašák said: "First, they pelted them with stones and then one of them kicked it.
"Fortunately, one of them had a distinct yellow sweatshirt. We immediately phoned police officers and so two of them we managed to catch far from the park. The third escaped."
The dead flamingo is thought to be a 16-year-old male. On average flamingos live for around 30 to 40 years.
The birds are valued at around €2,000 Euro (£1,737) and police have stated that they will be asking the boy's parents for compensation.
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Source: The Daily Mail
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